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Lost Science and Lost Vision with Kitty Ferguson, Dr. Justin Bazan, Jenn Falik

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Lost Science and Lost Vision with Kitty Ferguson, Dr. Justin Bazan, Jenn Falik
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In the wake of the success of “Hidden Figures,” we go in search of more unknown stories from science history by checking in with Kitty Ferguson. Kitty is the author of many Science and Math novels, including a biography of Stephen Hawking. Her latest offering… Read More »Lost Science and Lost Vision with Kitty Ferguson, Dr. Justin Bazan, Jenn Falik

The Climate of Hope with Carl Pope

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The Climate of Hope with Carl Pope
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Climate change is real even if there are some people who continue to be in denial. Carl Pope is the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club and has recently written a book with Michael Bloomberg (yeah, THAT Michael Bloomberg, “Climate of Hope: How Cities,… Read More »The Climate of Hope with Carl Pope

Underwater Adventuring with Eric Stackpole Part 1

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Underwater Adventuring with Eric Stackpole Part 1
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Have you ever considered what surprises lie right below the water’s surface? How about in underwater caverns too small for a human to navigate? Eric Stackpole has your back. He’s the CEO of OpenROV, the company that makes the underwater drone, Trident. We talk to… Read More »Underwater Adventuring with Eric Stackpole Part 1

Underwater Adventuring with Eric Stackpole Part 2

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Underwater Adventuring with Eric Stackpole Part 2
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In part 2 of our chat with Eric Stackpole, the CEO of OpenROV and developer of a seaworthy drone Trident, he regales us with the story of the San Rafael, a steamship that sank somewhere near Alcatraz. We get an update about what he found… Read More »Underwater Adventuring with Eric Stackpole Part 2

DIY Self Driving Cars with Brevan Jorgenson

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DIY Self Driving Cars with Brevan Jorgenson
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As Google, Tesla, Uber and others test out their self driving cars in the real world, and we hear stories of self driving trucks coming to a long haul route near you, another company, Comma.ai, is helping real people make their own autonomous vehicles. We… Read More »DIY Self Driving Cars with Brevan Jorgenson

Big Data, Basketball and Tesla with Daniel Sieberg

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Big Data, Basketball and Tesla with Daniel Sieberg
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We talk to Daniel Sieberg, a data expert at Google to break down the search trends around the annual college basketball tournament that shall not be named (for trademark purposes). We also find out how the demise of Virgin America will affect you, and get… Read More »Big Data, Basketball and Tesla with Daniel Sieberg

Kids and Coding with Samaira Mehta

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Kids and Coding with Samaira Mehta
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The earlier you learn something, the easier it is to pick it up, but how early is too early? We talk to Samaira Mehta, the 8 year old inventor of a board game that teaches kids how to code about her game and what drives… Read More »Kids and Coding with Samaira Mehta

Changing Careers Part 1 with Wendy Sachs Part 1

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Changing Careers Part 1 with Wendy Sachs Part 1
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If you know who Wendy Sachs is, you might be a news/politics junkie. Or you might have her new book “Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot–and Relaunch Their Careers.” Wendy has worked in media (at Dateline NBC, CNN, Fox) and on Capitol Hill. Her… Read More »Changing Careers Part 1 with Wendy Sachs Part 1

Changing Careers Part 2 & Workplace Productivity vs Daylight Savings Time with Wendy Sachs, Ireneo Mendoza Part 2

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Changing Careers Part 2 & Workplace Productivity vs Daylight Savings Time with Wendy Sachs, Ireneo Mendoza Part 2
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We talk to Ireneo Mendoza, a VP at Robert Half (a staffing solutions company), about Daylight Savings Time and its effect on workplace productivity. We love to complain about the time change existing in the first place, but Ireneo unpacks some real numbers on how… Read More »Changing Careers Part 2 & Workplace Productivity vs Daylight Savings Time with Wendy Sachs, Ireneo Mendoza Part 2

The Airlines People Love to Hate with Julian Mark Kheel

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The Airlines People Love to Hate with Julian Mark Kheel
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ThePointsGuy.com came out with a new survey to determine the Best and Worst airlines based on 10 different criteria (Airfare, Routes, extra fees, customer satisfaction, etc). We talk to Julian Mark Kheel, an analyst at ThePointsGuy.com, to find out exactly how different airlines stacked up.… Read More »The Airlines People Love to Hate with Julian Mark Kheel